Practice question
An applicant is declared automatically unfit solely because of a positive Hepatitis B status, without appropriate medical evaluation or counseling. What does DA 05 s. 2010 provide?
- The automatic declaration is required for every job.
- Every employer may ignore the Advisory.
- Positive status establishes inability to perform any work.
- Only coworkers may determine fitness.
- The applicant must not be declared unfit on that basis without the appropriate evaluation and counseling.
Legal references
- DOLE Department Advisory 05 s. 2010, workplace Hepatitis B, official OSH compilation pp326–330: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/97551/PHL97551%201989.pdf
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